2018 Baseball Roster
Brad Hamilton
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 215
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Avon Lake, Ohio
- High School:
- Avon Lake
- Prev School:
- Avon Lake
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
• Letterwinner: 2015, 2016, 2017
2017 JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in 27 games with 17 starts
• Hit .239 with three doubles and four homeruns
• Got off to a great start with seven hits, seven RBI, two doubles and three homeruns through the first five games of the season
• Hit the go-ahead homerun at Canisius in a pinch-hit appearance
• Earned Olga A. Mural Endowed Baseball Scholarship
2016 SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in 20 games with 12 starts
• Batted .309 with five doubles, one triple, three homeruns and 12 RBI
• Debuted at a blistering pace for the season as he went 5-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, two doubles and one homerun at Charlotte on March 6
• Went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored March 20 at Liberty
• Finished 2-for-4 again at Western Michigan with a walk a homerun on April 3
• Hit a three-run homerun in only at-bat during the MAC Tournament championship game
2015 FRESHMAN SEASON
• Appeared in 17 games with 9 starts
• Hit .184 in 38 at-bats with 3 doubles and 4 RBI
• Biggest game was a 3-for-5 performance against Youngstown State on Mar. 31 with 4 RBI
• Had hits in back-to-back games during the Bowling Green series
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Lettered four years at Avon Lake
• Set the school record with a .544 batting average as a senior. Also had two homeruns, 22 RBI and a .641 on-base percentage that season
• Hit .450 as a junior, .330 as a sophomore and .300 his freshman year
• Team was district champion in 2013 and conference champion in 2012
• Named First Team All-Ohio, All-County, All-Conference and conference MVP senior year
• Was Honorable Mention All-State and First Team All-Conference as a junior
• Also lettered three years in basketball
• Played for the Midwest Redbirds fall team
PERSONAL
• Born June 18, 1995
• Parents are Tom and Wendy Hamilton
• Siblings are Nick, Kelsey and Katie. Nick played baseball for Kent State and was drafted after the 2012 College World Series run. Kelsey also attends Kent State
• Enjoys watching sports, especially the Green Bay Packers
• Lists his brother as the person he most admires because he is the hardest worker and he always wanted to be just like him
• Is creeped out by spiders
• Would like to visit Omaha
• Majoring in business management
